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By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door A new Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) app, MCK Connect, launched this week for iPhone and Android, promising community members a new way to communicate with Council and stay up to date on announcements and job opportunities. \u201cThis was like my baby, so it feels like I\u2019m a mother all over again, kind of. I\u2019m very proud of the fact that I\u2019ve seen it come to fruition,\u201d said MCK chief Amy Beauvais, who focused on ideas to improve MCK\u2019s communications when participating in a First Nations Executive Education (FNEE) program at HEC Montreal in 2023. \u201cI did run a campaign of how are we going to fix our communications problem, and this addresses that issue,\u201d Beauvais said. \u201cThe community was… <\/p>\n

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By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door A new Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) app, MCK Connect, launched this week for iPhone and Android, promising community members a new way to communicate with Council and stay up to date on announcements and job opportunities. \u201cThis was like my baby, so it feels like I\u2019m a mother all over again, kind of. I\u2019m very proud of the fact that I\u2019ve seen it come to fruition,\u201d said MCK chief Amy Beauvais, who focused on ideas to improve MCK\u2019s communications when participating in a First Nations Executive Education (FNEE) program at HEC Montreal in 2023. \u201cI did run a campaign of how are we going to fix our communications problem, and this addresses that issue,\u201d Beauvais said. \u201cThe community was... <\/p>\n

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